I routinly shoot does in the head with a .22 high standard "victor". I like
the ones you can tie the legs together and carry then like a shoulder strap
bag.
Stainless breeches are noted for leading problems.
On Tuesday 18 September 2001 00:45, dep wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 September 2001 00:35, Ronnie Gauthier wrote:
> | All you need to have is boring and chamfering done to match the
> | .308 brass, nothing else as they are both short shells. Most .303's
> | I've seen are shot out and not too accurate. Good enough for 100
> | yard deer guns but not 300 yards or more. So unless you are doing
> | it because you cant find .303 shells where you live, fine,
> | otherwise dont waste money on it. Go to a gun show and get parts
> | left and right for the mini-30.
>
> the jungle carbine is absolutely mint -- and no, it's not one of the
> repros. maybe 500 rounds through it.
>
> as to deer -- it would take a lot of work to get the deer to move
> back 100 yards. i personally know of -- no names here -- someone who
> last fall took down a big doe at about 20 feet with a benjamin .22
> pellet gun, eight pumps, shot to the forehead. i mean, pop, down, no
> movement -- or so i'm told. and i heard that it fed us well for most
> of the winter, but i cannot confirm it.
>
> the problem with the mini is that ruger seems not to have measured
> the slug and the bore is too frigging small. it's not bad with
> linotype metal slugs, if spending a few hours getting rid of the
> leading is of no concern -- one can chamber an empty full of mercury
> and do it that way, though a lewis lead remover in 7.62 would be nice
> -- but it's just stupid to screw around with casting and reloading,
> given how cheap jacketed stuff is. and here in the oh so correct
> northeast, gun shows are pretty rare.
--
Ronnie
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